What is this car?

Seen this sitting close to where I live.Can anyone identify it?thx

looks to be a 73-76 Cougar or Montego

Looks like an early cougar. If i remember right the 76 had a little window in the back.

'65 T-BOLT wrote:looks to be a 73-76 Cougar or Montego

x2

I'd say it's a 72 or 73 Mercury Montego...it's not a cougar

it looks like a 72 montego mx I had one when I was 17 it was yellow with a brown top and insides we called it the yellow banana


Jim

It's a 1973 montego GT fastback they only made this body style in 72 and 73 rare car...

Thanks for the info.Did they come with big blocks?

waypastcrazy wrote:Thanks for the info.Did they come with big blocks?

Well you sure can put one in it

Most of the Montegos I have seen have had 351c and 302 in them not sure if they ever cam with a big block or not.

Jim

Think i will stop and check it out.I Like 351c.Ran them for long time.I am thinking fixed up this would be a good cruiser.

waypastcrazy wrote:Think i will stop and check it out.I Like 351c.Ran them for long time.I am thinking fixed up this would be a good cruiser.

Same thing as a Torino. '72 would have been available with a 429.

Definately a Montego, not a Cougar... and my vote goes for 1973 with that huge front bumper, and NO huge rear bumper...

Shane

audietorino72 wrote:It's a 1973 montego GT fastback they only made this body style in 72 and 73 rare car...

X2,my friends cousin had one years ago had a 351 Cleveland 4 barrel engine with a 4 speed in it.

No question, it's a 73 Montego GT. Body style only ran two years. 72 had a small front bumper and 73 had a big one. Big blocks were available, but they're really rare. Of the 133 documented survivors, only 14 are 429's. One of which sits in my garage. 351CJ's were the most popular combo.

You can visit this site for more info: http://home.earthlink.net/~mercurymontegogt/index.html

Looking forward to hearing what you find. Be sure to write down the VIN number and send it in to the registry.

Dang thats good info Carl thanks for sharing i am definately going to investigate it further when i get home.
Clyde